Ichibansan has some big shoes to fill when he tackles the $107,250 Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m) at Morphettville on Saturday.
He’ll be trying to follow in the footsteps of his big brother Dalasan and give Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas their second successive feature – while his big brother tackles the $3m Doncaster Mile at Randwick in Sydney just over 10 minutes later.
Ichibansan will be trying to break his maiden status in the feature. In contrast, Dalasan had won a Group 2 Danehill Stakes and two Group 3 races before he powered away from rivals to win by three lengths last year as a $1.75 favourite.
Ichibansan is currently a $151 outsider with tab.com.au.
The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Chica Fuerte is a dominant $2.80 favourite ahead of last-start Clare Lindop Stakes winner Ecumenical ($4), the fillies dominating the betting in one of the key South Australian Derby lead-up races.
